48 years ago today

[SteelCurtain74]

the King of Rock and Roll died. While I've never been an Elvis fan, I can appreciate the impact he had on music.

My uncle was head of security at Graceland for a few years when I was a kid and I was able to tour Graceland including a few areas not open to the public. I didn't get it then and still don't but his fans were loyal to a fault.

A few years ago my son had a baseball tournament in Tupelo and between games we toured the museum. It was cool to see once but they were bringing guests in by the bus load and became crowded quickly.

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

the King of Rock and Roll died. While I've never been an Elvis fan, I can appreciate the impact he had on music.

My uncle was head of security at Graceland for a few years when I was a kid and I was able to tour Graceland including a few areas not open to the public. I didn't get it then and still don't but his fans were loyal to a fault.

A few years ago my so had a baseball tournament in Tupelo and between games we toured the museum. It was cool to see once but they were bringing guests in by the bus load and became crowded quickly.

I remember I was swimming at the Shelain Court Motel pool in Aberdeen, MS
My aunt and cousin had the room door open and it came on TV that The King had just passed away at Baptist Hospital.
I think he was probably dead before they even took him out of the bathroom.

 

[anon1758050382]

I’ve started making fried peanut butter banana sandwiches in the style of the King.

 

[Dawg1976]

I was at my first job out of college in Pascagoula when he passed. At Ingalls Shipbuilding. Funny how you remember where you were when big events take place.

 

[grinningmule]

I was taking a dump. Not a huge one though since I was only six.

 

[theoriginalSALTYdog]

I remember I was swimming at the Shelain Court Motel pool in Aberdeen, MS
My aunt and cousin had the room door open and it came on TV that The King had just passed away at Baptist Hospital.
I think he was probably dead before they even took him out of the bathroom.

Oh he was and had been for a while......

 

[CochiseCowbell]

"He didn't die, he just went home."

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

My dad has a ticket to an Elvis concert that never happened. He was supposed to see him at the Midsouth Coliseum I think two weeks later.

 

[thatsbaseball]

Oh he was and had been for a while......

DID YOU PERSONALLY SEE THE BODY ????? **

 

[Shmuley]

Was playing wiffle ball in my neighbor friend’s parents’ backyard. His Mom came to the back door and hollered to us kids, “Elvis died!”

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

"He didn't die, he just went home."

I like this explanation the best.

 

[Ranchdawg]

I was painting my cousin's house when it came over the radio. I wasn't a big fan but it did stun me. I grew up in Whitehaven and attended Graceland Christian Church next door to his house. We used to climb up on the wall and look into his yard. We saw some of the cars he owned.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

I can remember being bummed that all the coverage in mempho was on that.

On a side, my neighbor who was a year older was a tour guide at Graceland. She was fine, a pageant participant for a while

 

[Dawgpile]

I was in grade school and saw the news the pre-school morning after on WTVA. (Or whatever the call-sign was then) Ran to tell my mom, and while it wasn't her quote, it was basically "That's nice dear."

 

[HotMop]

My dad has a ticket to an Elvis concert that never happened. He was supposed to see him at the Midsouth Coliseum I think two weeks later.

Did they have wrasslin' instead?

 

[MaxwellSmart]

A friend of mine was working at the mortuary Elvis was taken to. He and a Memphis cop had to guard the body. They played cards all night with Elvis on the slab beside them.

 

[BossDawg78]

My dad saw him put on a show in Big Creek, MS and said he only paid a dime to get in.

 

[was21]

the King of Rock and Roll died. While I've never been an Elvis fan, I can appreciate the impact he had on music.

My uncle was head of security at Graceland for a few years when I was a kid and I was able to tour Graceland including a few areas not open to the public. I didn't get it then and still don't but his fans were loyal to a fault.

A few years ago my son had a baseball tournament in Tupelo and between games we toured the museum. It was cool to see once but they were bringing guests in by the bus load and became crowded quickly.

Bit of trivia: He dated a girl from Vicksburg who later married Johnny Brewer who attended Redwood High School north of Vicksburg and played a number of years for the Cleveland Browns and also played at OM.

 

[skipperDawg]

I remember I was swimming at the Shelain Court Motel pool in Aberdeen, MS
My aunt and cousin had the room door open and it came on TV that The King had just passed away at Baptist Hospital.
I think he was probably dead before they even took him out of the bathroom.

That place had a great restaurant

 

[mcdawg22]

I was pissed. The next day was my 1st birthday and that fat fùcker in a jumpsuit took all the attention away. You could tell when they were singing Happy Birthday everyone’s mind was in Memphis.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

My parents took me to the last Elvis concert in Memphis during the 1976 Mid South. My dad paid someone that worked for a business associate in Memphis to spend the night in line for the tickets. I was 10 years old.

 

[Villagedawg]

I remember I was swimming at the Shelain Court Motel pool in Aberdeen, MS
My aunt and cousin had the room door open and it came on TV that The King had just passed away at Baptist Hospital.
I think he was probably dead before they even took him out of the bathroom.

Extra points for mentioning Shelain’s. They had a pretty good restaurant too. One of my parents’ go tos.